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 Playhouse on the Square's Theatre for Youth Program, born in 1985, now serves close to 30,000 young people every year in Memphis, Shelby County and beyond. From preschoolers to young adults, they all are engaged and enlightened, either as audience members or as active participants. To learn about Playhouse on the Squares education programming click here.
Theatre Memphis provides outstanding theatrical experiences to enrich the lives of our audiences and participants. Programs within the Outreach and Education Department at Theatre Memphis include the following: ShowWagon, If Books Could Talk, Residencies, KidsWagon, Summer Camps, and Adult Education Offerings. To learn more about these offerings click here. Photo: Theatre Memphis' Anasasi Family
Memphis Symphony Ochestra- Music has the cultural capacity to inform and influence, and at its heart, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra is an educator. The MSO artistically engages the community with quality learning programs like LEADING FROM EVERY CHAIR®, the experiential workshop for corporate leaders; Family Tunes and Tales, a Saturday morning series of library performances based on children's literature; and Music Mentoring at The Soulsville Charter School. Last but not least, HARMONY K-12, the MSO in-school program designed as an integrated unit of study, has the strongest educational impact. To learn more about these opportunities click here.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, is the world's only soul music museum. It houses a collection of more than 3,000 videos, exhibits, musical instruments, stage costumes, records, photographs, vintage recording devices, and other items of memorabilia that tell the unique story of how soul music was created in Memphis, Tennessee and beyond. Adjacent to the museum is the Stax Music Academy, which offers mentoring through music education. To learn more click here.
Opera Memphis offers a variety of education programs designed to encourage interest in music and the arts. Last season, the Opera Memphis Department of Education and Outreach reached more than 15,000 people across the MidSouth. Programs include the award-winning Songwriting Program, Black Roots of Song, Artist-in-Residence Tour and Summer Opera Conservatory. To learn more about the opera education programs, please click here.
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